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Betting at 05:45 PM JST - 4th October

"Behind the scenes deals"? Coming from the Japanese who are said to excel at these tactics (anyone heard some of the rumours about the Nagano Winter Olympics?), it is just laughable and a case of sour grapes. It is a game everyone plays to some extent these days I believe…

Posted in Ishihara blames Tokyo 2016 failure on behind-the-scenes deals at 05:45 PM JST - 4th October
Betting at 09:17 AM JST - 4th October

"...it includes scenes with her smiling".

I just find that sentence absolutely hilarious. It's like in her normal life she can't or isn't allowed to smile.

Posted in Christel Takigawa 'graduates' from TV announcer's job at 09:17 AM JST - 4th October
Betting at 09:00 AM JST - 1st October

"English teachers get paid a ton of cash, a programmer with a 4 near CS degree will only get 3-5 million a year in Japan, a full time English teacher with no degree will get 7-10 million".

Pure fantasy. Or hopefully just being sarcastic ...

Posted in What is your impression of the English-teaching industry in Japan? Have things improved since Nova's collapse or are there still bad apples in the barrel? at 09:00 AM JST - 1st October
Betting at 12:00 PM JST - 30th September

It would be great to know the real reason why they were together.

And those rumours about NOVA getting the best real estate thanks to Yakuza connections were around when I first arrived in Japan nearly 18 years ago.

Posted in Gangster trio held for confining ex-Nova president in hotel room at 12:00 PM JST - 30th September
Betting at 09:07 AM JST - 30th September

One of the things I truly hate is "business" English which I see advertised so often. I really would like to know what it is. Is it so much different to regular English? I think it is just a term which some company invented to further milk the cash cow.…

Posted in What is your impression of the English-teaching industry in Japan? Have things improved since Nova's collapse or are there still bad apples in the barrel? at 09:07 AM JST - 30th September
Betting at 08:51 AM JST - 29th September

I don't fully understand the background of this of course, but write that they have never met Sakai or her husband in order to avoid claims about drug use seems pretty weak and childish.

Anyway, hopefully the movie will be pretty good. I'll be lining up to see it.

Posted in Erika Sawajiri loses comeback movie role as contract termination looms at 08:51 AM JST - 29th September
Betting at 09:16 AM JST - 27th September

I've never liked tattoos and never will.

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Betting at 11:13 PM JST - 26th September

Ah ... I remember why it may be infamous. I went there last week during Silver week and I noticed that you needed a sheet to sit on the grass there. And those small plastic sheets they had on sale were for 300 yen!! I thought that was a rip-off…

Posted in Mona Yamamoto sighted at Midtown park with new man at 11:13 PM JST - 26th September
Betting at 09:31 AM JST - 26th September

Infamous park? Anyone care to elaborate?

At least her office has the decency not to comment about her relationships.

Posted in Mona Yamamoto sighted at Midtown park with new man at 09:31 AM JST - 26th September
Betting at 12:07 PM JST - 25th September

It seems he has come up with a very good way to cash in (pay off his creditors I should say) on his on misfortune. Found guilty in May and already has this book out. Great idea!!

Posted in Tetsuya Komuro releases tell-tale book of life after arrest for copyright fraud at 12:07 PM JST - 25th September